mglc2ticl4 Posted October 14, 2005 CID Share Posted October 14, 2005 I have the Cox 15Mbps/2Mbs service on a network of 3 computers connected by a DI-514 wireless router (wireless disabled) and Netgear XE102 ethernet bridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostmaster Posted October 14, 2005 CID Share Posted October 14, 2005 Almost looks like QoS is enabled, to load balance the bandwidth between the 3 connected machines. Unhook 2 of them from the network and test 1 computer through the router to test this. (at least I think that would work) If that works, just disable QoS on the router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mglc2ticl4 Posted October 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 15, 2005 I tried running it with only one computer connected to the router (disconnected the other LAN cables from the router) and the modem connected to the WAN port. But it was still only about 5.5 Mbps. Again, I tried connecting directly to the modem, and it was over 16 Mbps. It's definitely something with the router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REV0LUTI0NIZED Posted October 15, 2005 CID Share Posted October 15, 2005 What's your MTU set on? Also is the routers firewall off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mglc2ticl4 Posted October 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 15, 2005 1500; firewall is off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REV0LUTI0NIZED Posted October 15, 2005 CID Share Posted October 15, 2005 1500; firewall is off. Alright, what is your WAN setting? 10Mbps 100Mbps 10/100Mbps Auto Is your firmware up to date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mglc2ticl4 Posted October 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 15, 2005 10/100 Mbps Auto. Yes, I updated the firmware last night from the dlink website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REV0LUTI0NIZED Posted October 15, 2005 CID Share Posted October 15, 2005 10/100 Mbps Auto. Yes, I updated the firmware last night from the dlink website. Any firewalls on? If not then I guess it's the router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mglc2ticl4 Posted October 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 15, 2005 Any firewalls on? If not then I guess it's the router. Yes, Norton. But I get over 16 Mbps connected directly to the modem even with Norton enabled. DO you think I need a new router? Should I get the 54g? Would that do the trick for my purposes (15 Mbps/2Mbps)? Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REV0LUTI0NIZED Posted October 15, 2005 CID Share Posted October 15, 2005 Yes, Norton. But I get over 16 Mbps connected directly to the modem even with Norton enabled. DO you think I need a new router? Should I get the 54g? Would that do the trick for my purposes (15 Mbps/2Mbps)? Thanks for your help. Disable the Norton firewall then try another speed test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mglc2ticl4 Posted October 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 15, 2005 Disable the Norton firewall then try another speed test. The same. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 5390 Kbps about 5.4 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 658 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Sat Oct 15 00:28:48 EDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 96X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.56 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 47.47 % faster than the average for host (cox.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-CJ3WY1TPQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted October 15, 2005 CID Share Posted October 15, 2005 have you tried using a different cable to connect to the router? also, if you have multiple comps hooked up, is the speed between them as good as when you p2p them? (in case you have a crossover cable at hand) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mglc2ticl4 Posted October 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 15, 2005 have you tried using a different cable to connect to the router? also, if you have multiple comps hooked up, is the speed between them as good as when you p2p them? (in case you have a crossover cable at hand) All I have are CAT5 or CAT5e cables - both give the same result. The other remote computers are also at about 5.5 Mbps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REV0LUTI0NIZED Posted October 15, 2005 CID Share Posted October 15, 2005 Direct connect and post a speed result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mglc2ticl4 Posted October 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 15, 2005 Direct connect and post a speed result. Sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallowEarth Posted October 15, 2005 CID Share Posted October 15, 2005 Would it help if I linked by wireless mode? One way to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resijs Posted October 16, 2005 CID Share Posted October 16, 2005 A 54G will help, it'll give you 54MB to deal with instead of wireless-B's 11MB, but that'll only fix another problem when you get this one stamped out. Or, because you have gone over the limit in speed that they router can handle, maybe it's going unstable? See if you can update your firmware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmasta Posted October 16, 2005 CID Share Posted October 16, 2005 Some routers also have a 10/100/Auto setting. You may want to check that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mglc2ticl4 Posted October 17, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 17, 2005 Some routers also have a 10/100/Auto setting. You may want to check that too. I tried 10/100 Auto, 100, and 10 separately and these did not help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mglc2ticl4 Posted October 17, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 17, 2005 A 54G will help, it'll give you 54MB to deal with instead of wireless-B's 11MB, but that'll only fix another problem when you get this one stamped out. Or, because you have gone over the limit in speed that they router can handle, maybe it's going unstable? See if you can update your firmware. I went out and bought a 54G Netgear WGR614V6 from BestBuy on sale at 29.99. After configuring, updating firmware, and wasting time with tech support, I got no significant improvement. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 5652 Kbps about 5.7 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 690 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Sun Oct 16 10:52:45 EDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 101X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.48 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 54.55 % faster than the average for host (cox.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-WXR3YJTIF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mglc2ticl4 Posted October 20, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 20, 2005 Well, I decided to return the Netgear router to the store for credit, and replaced it with a Linksys BEFSR41wired router. It really does the job! ::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 13365 Kbps about 13.4 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 1632 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Thu Oct 20 07:47:52 EDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 239X faster than 56K 1MB download in 0.63 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 264.67 % faster than the average for host (cox.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-82BTZSUJM :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 1811 Kbps about 1.8 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB) Upload Speed is:: 221 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1) Test Time:: Thu Oct 20 07:48:42 EDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 32X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 4.63 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 248.27 % faster than the average for host (cox.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-YC4L0TRM6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REV0LUTI0NIZED Posted October 21, 2005 CID Share Posted October 21, 2005 Well, I decided to return the Netgear router to the store for credit, and replaced it with a Linksys BEFSR41wired router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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